'Options open' as another Browns QB suffers a concussion

Quarterbacks Brandon Weeden, Jason Campbell and Alex Tanney are all up in the air heading into the Browns game at New England, and Caleb Hanie might be back in the picture.

Steve Doerschuk CantonRep.com sports writer @sdoerschukREP

Brandon Weeden was sent home, Jason Campbell isn't out of the woods, and Alex Tanney is coming in from out of the cold.

Such was the Browns quarterback whirl as they began to prepare for a road trip to New England.

Weeden suffered a concussion during Sunday's 32-28 loss to Jacksonville, in which he went the distance. He reported to team headquarters Monday morning but was "sent home," head coach Rob Chudzinski said, and has been enrolled in the NFL's concussion-protocol program.

Campbell, who has been in concussion protocol since the Pittsburgh game, has been "cleared for activity," Chudzinski said.

Campbell would be the likely starter at New England if cleared to practice Wednesday, but Chudzinski made that seem like anything but a done deal.

"All of our options are open," he said.

That includes getting Tanney ready to play, even though he was signed away from the Cowboys' practice squad only last Tuesday.

Tanney was undrafted out of Monmouth in 2012 and never was on an NFL regular roster in the regular season until last week.

Chudzinski indicated that bringing in a veteran this week is a possibility. Last week, Caleb Hanie was brought in for a tryout before the Browns opted to sign Tanney.

Hanie spent the preseason with the Ravens but was cut. He was with the Bears from 2008-11, making four starts in 2011. He was with the Broncos in 2012.

As a Raven in their preseason finale on Aug. 29, he passed for 272 yards at St. Louis.

Weeden passed for a career-high 370 yards Sunday, but threw two interceptions late in the second quarter.

"They weren't good decisions," Chudzinski said. "The coverage was tight. I thought that he did play very well at times. He made some good decisions and some great throws."